Holī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Pūrṇimā runs from 07:43 on Fri 24 Mar to 06:36 on Sat 25 Mar.

   2062-03-24T04:43:22Z → 2062-03-25T03:36:09Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:20–17:47 on the 24th, 15:20–17:47 on the 25th.

   sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
3. ३Step 3, Rule

   Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 147 of 147 minutes on the 24th and 0 of 147 on the 25th.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
4. ४Step 4, Tie-break

   Only one late afternoon qualifies. No tie-break is needed.

   one day qualifies → only-day · margin 27409 s
5. ५Step 5, Counted

   Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Friday 24 March is the day taken above.

   follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
6. ६Step 6, Ruling

   Holī, Doha, 2062: Saturday 25 March.

   confidence: determinate

In Doha, Holī 2062 falls on Saturday 25 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Friday 24 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 07:43 on Fri 24 Mar to 06:36 on Sat 25 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 24th.

Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.

Month

Phālguna, amānta

Pakṣa · aṅga

Śukla · Pūrṇimā

Kāla

Sāyāhna

Priority

Unstated

Tie-break

Longer coverage, as a boundary

Kept

The day after Holikā Dahana

S 15 Holika-dahana (Sayahnavyapini — it should be observed on second half of purnima at night), Dolayatra (Bengal & Orissa) (covering 4 ghatikas before sunrise of the day of festival), Holi — on the day after Holikadahana. Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105.